Worked Examples (format is Drawing No; Drawing Title; Model (all references in brackets are to the Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works Edition 5 (SMM) Sections)

9/ A1 Offices and Stores Excavations, Foundations, Brickwork, Drainage
(D,F,G,X)
9/ B2 Offices and Stores
17 Typical Window Details Joinery (P)
18 Framed Lined Door Joinery (P)
19 Door Types (Int and External) Joinery (P)
Rainwater Installation (Dwg 9) (S)
Plaster Work (Dwg 9) (U)
Glazier Work (Dwg 9) (V)
Plumber Work – Roof Lead Work (M)
Painter Work (W)
10 Room with Dormer Slater Work (M)
Plasterwork (Dwg 10) (U)
11 Office and Store (Workshop) Plaster Work (U)
12 4Apt Dwelling House Excavations, Foundations, Under Building
Superstructure (D,F,G.M,S,X)
Plumber Work (gutters etc) (M)
Drainage (X)
Roughcast Work (U)
13 Extension Excavations, Foundations, Under Building(D,F,G, N)
14 Simple Pitched Roof Carpentry Work, Joinery Work (N,P)
20 Sash and Case Window Details Joiner Work (P)
13 Purpose-made Casement Wdw Joiner Work (P)
No Number Cottage Carpenter Work (N)
1a 4 Apt Dwelling House
1b 4 Apt Dwelling House - Roof Roof Plumber Work / Lead Work (M)
No number Glazed Screen Glazier Work (V)
No number Bus Shelter and Public Convenience Excavations, Brick Work and Concrete Work(D,F,G,
No number Trussed Rafters Carpentry (N)
Sketch Excavator and Builder Work (D,F,G)
No number Lead Work Lead flashings to chimney (M)

Worked Examples (format is Drawing No; Drawing Title; Model (all references in brackets are to the Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works Edition 5 (SMM) Sections)

1a 4 Apt Dwelling House Excavations, Brick Work, Concrete Work, Carpentry (D,F,G,N,P)
1b 4 Apt Dwelling House
1c 4 Apt Dwelling House (Sht 1)
1d 4 Apt Dwelling House (Sht 2)
No number 4 Apt Dwelling House (Sht 3)
2 King Roof Truss Carpentry (N)
3 Staircase with Details Carpentry, Joinery (N,P)
4 Open Well Staircase (Sht 1) Carpentry, Joinery (N,P)
5 Staircase Details (Sht 2) Carpentry, Joinery (N,P)
6 Timber Screen Carpentry, Joinery (N,P)
7 Screen and Door Details Carpentry, Joinery (N,P)
8 Casement Window and Plywood Lining Joinery, Plaster Work (P,U)
9 Window Opening Joinery (P)
10 Built Fitment Carpentry Work, Joinery Work (N,P)
11 Bracketting Carpentry Work, Plater Work (N,U)
12 Stone Work Brick Work (G)
13 Typical Brick Examples Brick Work (G)
14 Bottle Storage Room Excavation, Concrete Works (D,F,L)
15 Underpinning (a) (H,D,F,G)
16 Underpinning (b)
17 Reinforced Concrete Balcony Concrete Work (F
18 Concrete Garage Pit Excavation, Concrete Works (D,F,U,R)
19 Alteration Work Wall Linings, Joinery Work (U,P)

Accounting course notes
Construction Tutorial notes

Building Economics, Cost Planning and Cost in Use - Notes
Public Building Sheets 1 and 2

Worked Examples
3 Apt Detached Bungalow – Probable Cost
5 Apt Detached Bungalow – Probable Cost
4 Apt Detached Bungalow – Probable Cost
4 Shop Units and 4 Houses – Probable Cost
4 Apt House Loch Earn – Probable Cost
5 Apt House Loch Maree

Cost In Use – P A Stone (handwritten copy)
Cost Planning of Buildings – D J Terry (hand and type-written copy)
Building Economics – I Seeley (hand and type written copy)

EXAM PAPERS Part 1 1972 – Construction and Materials Papers A and B 18/5/1972 and 19/5/1972; Structural Design 22/5/1972; Public Health Services 23/5/1972; Land Surveying 24/5/1972; Economics 25/5/1972 and Principles of Law 26/5/1972. (7 Papers)
Exams Part 1 1971 Booklet
EXAM PAPERS Part 2 1973 – Law of Contract 18/5/1973; Environmental and Electrical Services 23/5/1973; Structural Design 24/5/1973; Construction and Materials Papers A and B 25/5/1973 and 28/5/1973; Public Health Services 29/5/1973; Quantity Surveying 30/5/1973 and Economics 31/5/1973. (8 papers)
Exams Part 2 1972 Booklet
EXAM PAPERS Part 3 1974 – Construction and Materials Papers A and B 21/5/1974 and 22/5/1974; Environmental Services 23/5/1974; Accountancy 24/5/1974 am; Specification 24/5/1974 pm; Law for Quantity Surveyors 27/5/1974; Quantity Surveying Papers A and B 28/5/1974 and 29/5/1974; Principles of Valuation 30/5/1974. (9 Papers)
Exams Part 2 1973 Booklet
EXAM PAPERS Part 4 1975 – Computer Studies 22/4/1975; Quantity Surveying Papers A and B 29/5/1975 and 30/5/1975; Economics and Cost Planning 2/6/1975; Professional Practice and Project Management 3/6/1975; Estimating and Price Analysis 4/6/1975; Arbitration and Committee Procedures 6/6/1975. (7 Papers)
Exams Part 4 1974 Booklet

Worked Examples (format is Drawing No; Drawing Title; Model (all references in brackets are to the Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works Edition 5 (SMM) Sections)

43 Boundary Wall (D,F,G,
44 Banda Drawing Lead Flat Roofing, Zinc Roofing, Copper covered flat roof, Copper covered flat roof with standing seems (M).
45 Lead flat Roof with Sloping upstand (M)
46 Lead Flat Roof with Box Gutter (M)
47 Copper Hipped Roof (M)
48 Parapet Gutter in Lead (M)
49 a and b Plumbing (S)
50 Stone Dressings (K)
51 Window Openings (G,F,K)
52 Stone Work (K)
No number Hot Water Installation (S)
1 Basement Excavations / Underpinning (D,H,G) (Civils)
2 Retaining Wall (D,F,J,G,K) (Civils)
3 Chimney Shaft (D,G,F,
4 Precast Concrete Piling / Concrete Building RICS Final Exam 1963 (E,F
5 Entrance Door (F)
6 Concrete Balcony (F)
7 Loading Bay (F)
8 Concrete Stair (F)
9 Reinforced Concrete Building (F)
10 Structural Steel Work Sheet 1 (Q)
11 Structural Steel Work Sheet 2 (Q)
12 Structural Steel Work (Q)

Worked Examples (format is Drawing No; Drawing Title; Model (all references in brackets are to the Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works Edition 5 (SMM) Sections)

20 Brick Garage Excavations, Foundations, Substructure, Superstructure, Precast Concrete, Pit, Roof Truss, Asbestos Cement Roof (D,G,F,R,N,M.)
21a Asphalt Tanking (L)
21b Asphalt Tanking (L)
22 Mild Steel Roof truss (Q)
23 Steel Work – 2 Storey Building (Q)
24 Framed Steel Work (Q)
25 Roof Light on Concrete Kerb (V)
26 Lantern Light Joinery, Glazing (P,V)
27 Marble Foyer Paving, Joinery (U,P)
28 Tiler Work 1 (U)
29 Tiler Work 2 (U)
30 Tiler Work 3 (U)
31 Terrazzo Work (U)
32 Panelling (Glazing) (V)
33/34 West Walton Church, Norfolk Leaded Glazing (V)
36 Tile Terrazzo Work (U)
37 Reinforced Concrete Stair (F)
38 Precast Concrete Cladding (F)
39 Reinforced Concrete Building (F)
40a and b RICS Final Exam Part 1 1970 (Various)
41 RICS Final Exam Part 1 1971 (Scots Candidates) (R)
42 Simple Railings (R)

Worked Examples (format is Drawing No; Drawing Title; Model (all references in brackets are to the Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works Edition 5 (SMM) Sections)

13 Oriel Window (K)
14 Stone Work in Ashlar with semi- circular Arch (K)
15 Stone Work (G,K)
16 Stone Work – Glasgow High School (K)
17 Stone Work Panels and Pillasters (K)
18 Cupboard below Fume Cupboard (N,P)
19 Details for above 18 (N,P)
20 Details for above 18 (N,P)
21 Timber Curtain Walling Details (P)
22 Timber Curtain Walling Details (P)
23 Trusses to Octagonal Roof (N)
24 Trusses to Octagonal Roof (N)
25 Stairway (P)
26 Timber Screen (N,P)
27 Stone Tracery Cottingham Church (K,Y)
28 Panelling (N,P
29 Panelling
30 Panelling
31 Panelling
32 Panelling Details (P
33 Panelling Details
34 Marble Catafalque (U)
35 Mansard Roof (M)
36 Mansard Roof – Copper Roof Details
37 Alteration Works (C)
38 Demolitions and Alterations (C)
39 Forming Window Openings (C,K)
40 – 48 incl Plumbing (S)
No number Boundary Wall - Civil Engineering (Civils)
No number Carriageway – Civil Engineering (Civils)

Sumant Mathure speaks about his time as a research student in Mechanical Engineering at Dundee College of Technology, his journey from India to Dundee in January 1987, the work he did on continuous casting with precious metals, and meeting Prince Philip during the College’s centenary celebrations in 1988.

[0.00] Interview Preliminaries
[03:22] Interview starts
[04:20] Name & connection to University - Jan 1987-May 1991 at DIT
[04:44] Research into continuous casting with gold, silver copper; Working with Birmingham Mint & Rautomead; Student project working on unique relationship with manufacture & institution
[06:00] Already had a Bsc in chemistry (?) from India; Dr Robert W Johnson was his supervisor
[07:00] Degree in metallurgy (mentioned in Herald newspaper)
[08:00] Dr R W Johnson presented a paper on continuous casting in Mumbai at the Hotel Taj. This attracted him to studying in Dundee.
[10:00] Lots of profound memories from his “golden years”. Born in 1966 and arrived in Dundee 5th Jan 1987, only 20 years old, no internet, only letters and telephone to communicate. His Dad was in Dubai when he and his mother received the letter of acceptance from R W Johnson to attend at DIT. Courses started on 7th Jan
[11:53] First time travelling alone internationally. Arrived to the worst winter in the UK
[12:45] Not happy with the snow, weather or food.
[13:53] Met friends, started to feel Scottish
[14:50] Food – first 3 months were in halls of residence. He had to prove he was able to do his studies and so was often working on projects into the later hours. Meaning he’d miss his high tea at the halls and would be given cold salad to eat!
[15:50] Difficult to understand the Scottish accent
[16:15] Student council international food fest. Sumant insisted on 4 tables to represent India
[18:50] Had international housemates, from China, Egypt and Zambia.
[19:20] Duke of Edinburgh visit in 1989 to look at the gold project
[22:00] Gold project. Only a few people were able to enter the mechanical engineering room where the gold project was taking place. Needed a pass to get in. Felt very proud that he was one of the students who had access
[23:30] Sumant ran the demo for Duke of Edinburgh. Metal heated to 1100 degrees C – needed to be very careful and was his responsibility to make sure the demo ran smoothly!
[24:20] Duke of Edinburgh comments on India and how pleased he was with the presence of international students
[25:10] Felt honored as a student to be there
[26:36] Becoming a university in 1992-1994. Had to scrap the mechanical engineering degree.
[28:50] He also did consultancies under R W Johnson and 2 scholarships
[29:20] Joined his father in India after graduating in 1991. 1994 – got married. 1995 – made director of his Dad's company.
[31:00] Over 400 clients, very popular and well-reputed company in India.
[31:40] Still maintained contact with R W Johnson and others.
[31:46] Interview Recording ends

David Ross talks about his time in senior management and about being the Dean of the Faculty of Science and the things that he taught (chemistry). He speaks about students and lecturers that he remembers, the courses, how things have changed since he was at the University, and the role that he played in the Dundee Institute of Technology gaining its University status in 1994.
He speaks about celebrations that took place when the university gained its status. and the reasons that the Dundee Institute of Technology wanted to gain university status.

[00:37] Responsibilities as Head of the department
[2:10] Students who stood out
[2:31] Other staff members
[4:00] Developments around 1990’s – course expansion, building expansion, equipment in labs
[5:50] Differences in campus
[7:20] University gaining status (keeping courses successful while getting more students)
[8:23] + title for the university
[9:06] Claverhouse as a potential name
[9:36] Abertay name explained
[10:00] Competing with Dundee University
[12:21] New students from different areas (Ireland, India, China)
[12:47] +advertising for students
[14:30] Why the DIT wanted to get university status (prestige etc)
[16:00] New courses to be brought in and the development plans
[18:00] Courses that still exist and unsuccessful ones (Chemistry and management) due to changing perceptions etc
[20:42] Courses with big numbers of students vs smaller courses
[21:15] Lab developments easier through university status
[22:28] Staff parties and celebrations for getting university status + law hill and banner
[23:12] Staff close together and having parties
[25:10] Staff experience story – getting high profile biologists
[26:30] Getting more staff to match student number
[27:20] International staff (England, India , Belgium)
[28:35] Learning to split time between teaching and researching
[31:39] Recording Ends

Alastair Scott speaks about his experience as a student at the Dundee Technical College, how classes used to be, about the courses he took and what Dundee and the campus used to look like. He spoke about his role in the family business and how the jute industry provided him with a lot of travelling opportunities (India, Pakistan, Thailand).
He talks about lecturers he remembers and the connections he still has with Abertay University and his role in the Dundee Heritage Trust. He then talked about all the different companies he worked for and other involvements he had (board member in America, part of a counsel).
Alastair speaks about his experience with synthetic fibres (e.g. polypropylene), and his involvement with the university for the creation of the jute museum at Verdant Works.

1:00 Jute technology course at the Dundee Technical College
3:00 Describes courses he took (textiles, management)
4:00 Practical and theoretical work, jute as an important part of education in Dundee
5:00 His role in the Dundee Heritage Trust (which owns a lot of the College's training machinery now)
6:00 College Lecturers that he remembers and people he stayed in contact with
8:00 Connections from now with Abertay (scholarship)
10:00 His time in the jute industry (travelling opportunities)
11:00 Use of jute replaced by plastics
12:00 His company producing artificial grass, and a story about how it led to him sharing a sports field with Whitney Houston
14:00 Other career opportunities it has provided to him (member of an American textiles board, member of a council)
15:00 Social life, social areas at the College
18:00 Differences in the Campus and university back then and now

• the use of jute
  20:00 Archway story
  21:00
  23:00 Producing polypropylene + how it took companies a while to get used to it, with
  24:00 The Tech's involvement in research was limited - jute companies were secretive about their processes and in competition with each other
  27:00 College machinery for the jute production and his involvement in setting up the Verdant Works jute museum
  29:00 The Jute industry’s legacy

Rebecca Wade, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science at Abertay, speaks about her career and achievements at Abertay University in Environmental Science. She also talks about her work as a STEM Ambassador, and her experiences so far on the Homeward Bound leadership initiative.